IW-Trends

Essays from our quarterly journal of empirical economic research

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Publication policyThe Editor is responsible for deciding which of the manuscripts submitted to the journal will be published, based on the validation of the work in question, its importance to researchers and readers and legal requirements. Editors and editorial board members will not use unpublished submitted manuscripts for their own research without the authors’ explicit written consent.

Manuscript qualityArticles should present an accurate account of the work and the results and an objective discussion of the significance of the work. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Articles should be accurate and objective, while opinion should be clearly identified as such. Authors must ensure that they have written and submitted only entirely original work and it must be visible if they have used the work of others. When authors discover significant errors in their work, it is their obligation to notify the journal’s editors. Authors should be prepared to make the data of their study publicly available if practicable.

Multiple submissionAuthors should not submit a manuscript that has already been published in another primary journal. This does not cover working paper series and similar publications.

AccessThe publisher is committed to the availability of scholarly research. He ensures online access to the journal’s content and archive.

Review ProcessOne of two editors reviews submitted articles and decides upon publication. In addition, reviewed articles are re-reviewed by one of two executive directors and the institute’s director.